If you bargain hunt, you can often find great price son eBooks — but many digital books sell for $9.99 or up and often cost nearly as much as print editions. If you plan to keep your eBooks around for a long time and read a book more than once, that price might seem reasonable. […]
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Now you can rent a Google Nexus 7 for $1 per day… sort of
The Google Nexus 7 may be one of the cheapest decent tablets around, with a starting price of just $199. But what if you only need one for a week? XCom Global will rent you a Google Nexus 7 for $1 per day. Soon the company will also offer Nexus 10 tablets for $2 per […]
Would you rent a Chromebook for $20 per month?
Google unveiled an interesting new model for distributing computers and software today with the announcement of Chromebooks for Business and Education. The idea is that you pay $20 per month (student price) or $28 per month per user (business price) and get a laptop for no up-front cost, and the latest software updates for the […]
Google unveils subscription-based Chromebooks for business, education
Starting on June 15th, Google will begin offering subscription-based packages for students and for businesses. For a monthly fee you’ll get a Chromebook laptop running Google Chrome OS, as well as ongoing software support, a warranty, and even replacements for obsolete hardware. The business package will run $28 per month per user, while the education […]
Google may rent Chrome OS laptops to students for $20 per month
Update: It’s official. Starting June 15th, Google will offer Chromebook laptops and software support, as well as free hardware upgrades for $20 per month for students, and $28 per month per user for business users. Google Chrome OS is an operating system designed around a web browser and web-based applications such as Gmail, […]